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The bright pink new growth adds further interest to the profuse mid-pink flower heads on a relatively compact medium shrub. Good general garden shrub or screen plant. Attractive to nectar feeding birds, and a good...
A small arching free flowering shrub with dense foliage and reddish new growth. The purple-red brushes open in late spring and continue through summer, flowering much later than other small bottlebrushes. Use as low...
A small, dense shrub with striking silver-grey foliage and plum-coloured new growth. A lovely small specimen for narrow screening or hedging; plant in multiples as a background or edging for water areas.
A dense compact shrub with grey-green, purple-tinged foliage. Useful for low hedging requiring only minimal pruning, or specimen planting mixed with other shrubs or beneath taller screening plants. A strikingly...
Rose Opal is a cultivar of Callistemon viminalis. A dwarf compact shrub which is great for smaller gardens. This growth habit coupled with the rosy red flowers distinguish this from most other bottlebrushes. It is an...
A relatively compact bottlebrush with brilliant purple flower heads in profusion in spring with a follow up flowering in autumn. New foliage growth is pink, and it can be encouraged to produce new flushes of this...
This shade of mid-pink in the flower is unusual for Callistemon. It forms a well-branched compact shrub that flowers profusely in spring and again in less profusion in autumn. A great bird attracting plant and adaptable to...
A compact growing, free flowering small to medium shrub. It has masses of mauve tinged flowers in spring and summer. A great feature or screen plant, bird attracting. Tolerates frost. Good for a wide range of soils,...
A fantastic new dwarf bottlebrush with dark red flowers and attractive mid-green foliage, perfect for smaller gardens. Great rockery, container plant or general garden shrub. The main flowering is in late winter and...
A dense lightly weeping medium shrub with glossy leaves and lettuce green new growth. Plant as specimens or groups in gardens or streetscapes, as hedges, and looks spectacular in a large tub. A dense plantation along a...
Banksia leptophylla comes from sandy areas of Western Australia, growing between Perth and Geraldton. The scientific name refers to the slender leaves of the plant. It is an attractive species, with charming, rounded...
A very popular dwarf and naturally compact bottlebrush with dark red flowers and attractive blue-grey foliage. Can be shy to flower but worth growing for the foliage and habit alone. A great rockery, container plant...
A relatively compact, free-flowering bottlebrush with bright red flower heads that are very attractive to nectar loving birds. One of the best bottlebrushes ever, very hardy for a range of soil types and positions. A good...
A lovely clear pink flowering bottlebrush, which forms a very compact rounded shrub that flowers prolifically in late spring and more lightly again in autumn. Great rockery, container plant or general garden shrub,...
The unusual and rather stunning bicoloured flower heads are the feature of this little known cultivar. A good feature or screen plant. Good for nectar loving birds, which love the flowers. Prune back after flowering just...
Hannah Ray is a large shrub with weeping habit, and is a cultivar of Callistemon viminalis. It grows up to 4 metres tall and to 3 metres wide. Profuse flowering in spring with a follow up in autumn make this a great screening plant for a variety of climates.
Callistemon 'Great Balls of Fire' is a striking foliage plant that deserves a place in many gardens. It is hardy in diverse situations, and is a naturally easy care plant, that will really shine with a little bit of...
A compact shrub, single or multi-stemmed, with light papery bark with dense grey-green foliage. Plant as a showy specimen or in groups, around pools or for screening; in streetscapes and open parkland. Prune back after...
A dense medium sized shrub with a low branching habit and pendulous foliage. The distinguishing feature of this bottlebrush is its huge bunches of crimson-pink flowers throughout the year. Plant for compact hedging,...
A low spreading bottlebrush, dense and fast growing. A great plant for rockeries and steep banks, median strips and for municipal plantings. Also good as a low hedge for screening.